WebAIM

WebAIM (Web Accessibility in Mind)

Type	Non-profit
Founded	1999
Headquarters	Logan, Utah
Key people	Cyndi Rowland, Jared Smith, Jonathan Whiting, Tom Galloway, Brock Taylor
Number of employees	9
Website	webaim.org

WebAIM (Web Accessibility in Mind) is a non-profit organization based at Utah State University in Logan, Utah. WebAIM has provided web accessibility solutions since 1999. WebAIM's mission is to expand the potential of the web for people with disabilities by providing the knowledge, technical skills, tools, organizational leadership strategies, and vision that empower organizations to make their own content accessible to people with disabilities.

Products and services

WebAIM provides a number of web accessibility products and services. The WAVE accessibility evaluation tool is administered by WebAIM. This free, online tool provides visual feedback of a page's accessibility. WebAIM web accessibility services include accessibility training, web site monitoring & reporting, certification, consulting, accessible site design, and accessibility repairs.

Community

WebAIM administers an online community that focuses on web accessibility. Community resources include a newsletter, blog, email discussion list, and RSS feeds.

Resources

The WebAIM web site provides extensive information for web developers, webmasters, and others interested in accessibility of web content for the following disabilities:

visual disabilities - blindness, low vision, and color blindness
motor disabilities - including Parkinson's Disease, paraplegia, muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, arthritis, stroke, etc.
cognitive disabilities - including dementia, dyslexia, autism, Down Syndrome, traumatic brain injury, attention deficit disorder, or other functional disabilities that may impact ones ability in memory, problem-solving, attention, and reading, math, or visual comprehension.
deafness and hearing impairments.

WebAIM Articles address a range of web accessibility topics, including:

Introduction to Web Accessibility
How individuals with disabilities access and use the web
Assistive technology
Adobe Flash
HTML
- Forms
- Frames
- JavaScript
- AJAX
- Cascading Style Sheets
- Tables
Rich Media
Evaluation, Testing, and Tools
Standards and Laws
- W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
- Section 508
- International laws
Policy, Coordination, and Training

Utah State University

Logan Campus	Logan Old Main Merrill-Cazier Library Smith Spectrum Romney Stadium Performance Hall Jon M. Huntsman School of Business Chase Fine Arts Center Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art USU Museum of Anthropology George Nelson Fieldhouse

Centers	Space Dynamics Laboratory Utah Botanical Center Swaner EcoCenter Utah Water Research Laboratory Prehistoric Museum Institute of Frescography Honors Program

People	Presidents Alumni Faculty

Athletics	Football Men's Basketball Big Blue Fight Songs Battle of the Brothers Old Oquirrh Bucket Mountain West Conference

Regional campuses	USU-Brigham City USU-College of Eastern Utah USU-Tooele USU-Uintah Basin

Outreach	USTAR WebAIM Shingo Prize National Center for Engineering and Technology Education KUSU-FM

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